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Ballarto Rd (Sth side - inside large levee banks- not small)) BNY0782

Source	Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date	17-03-2008
Taxa count ORDER	9
Taxa count FAMILY	14
Taxa count ALT	14
Mayflies present?	7
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	3.7	4.1	2.5
Weighted SIGNAL	2.9		3

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	58.77%	7,428,815,937m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.7.2 Roads	31.33%	3,959,868,845m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs, 4.3.4 Irrigated oilseeds	3.61%	456,177,291m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	2.97%	375,690,120m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	1.07%	135,228,446m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.91%	115,481,594m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use	0.66%	82,986,773m²
	Forestry	3.1.0 Plantation forests	0.33%	41,993,307m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover	0.27%	34,244,542m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.07%	8,248,685m²
	Waste Management	5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.01%	749,880m²
Show minor land uses 8
				126,394,854m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 17 March 2008

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	15	1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	14
Oligochaeta LO	7	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	7
Unknown OT	2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	2

Coleoptera QC	18	5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	18

Diptera QD	6	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	3
Ephemeroptera QE	7	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	2
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	3
Hemiptera QH	33	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	30
Odonata QO	7	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	7
Trichoptera QT	30	8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 30 November 2007

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB	1
Hydridae (Unident.) IB019999	1
Nematoda II	1	3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999	1
Gastropoda KG	24	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	17
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2	7
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999	1
Oligochaeta LO	17	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	17
Unknown OT	12
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	12

Diptera QD	58	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	24
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	30
Ephemeroptera QE	29	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	5
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	3
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	21
Hemiptera QH	15	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	15
Trichoptera QT	34	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	30
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999	3

SIGNALT	2.9
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.6

Sampled on 22 March 2001

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	1
Gastropoda KG	5	1
Hydrobiidae KG020000	1
Physidae KG080000	4
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
Phreodrilidae LO030000	2
Lumbriculidae LO060000	2
Unknown OT	14
Atyidae OT010000	14

Unknown OX	2
Hymenosomatidae OX010000	2

Coleoptera QC	18	5
Gyrinidae QC100000	9

Hydrophilidae QC110000	9
Diptera QD	9	3
Ceratopogonidae QD090000	2

Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000	1

Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	2
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	59	9
Baetidae QE020000	50
Leptophlebiidae QE060000	7
Caenidae QE080000	2
Hemiptera QH	53	2
Veliidae QH560000	2
Corixidae QH650000	50
Notonectidae QH670000	1
Trichoptera QT	8	8
Atriplectididae QT230000	1
Leptoceridae QT250000	7

SIGNALT	3.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 10 November 2000

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	1	2
Dugesiidae IF610000	1
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Naididae LO050000	3
Lumbriculidae LO060000	2
Acarina MM	1	6
Unionicolidae MM160000	1

Unknown OT	14
Atyidae OT010000	14

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Dytiscidae QC090000	1
Diptera QD	33	3
Simuliidae (unident.) QD100000	10

Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	14
Ephemeroptera QE	34	9
Baetidae QE020000	13
Oniscigastridae QE030000	3
Leptophlebiidae QE060000	6
Caenidae QE080000	12
Hemiptera QH	23	2
Veliidae QH560000	17
Corixidae QH650000	6
Odonata QO	1	3
Telephlebiidae QO210000	1
Plecoptera QP	7	10
Gripopterygidae QP030000	7
Trichoptera QT	16	8
Conoesucidae QT150000	1
Leptoceridae QT250000	15

SIGNALT	4.5
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.8

Sampled on 5 November 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	12	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	12
Acarina MM	4	6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8	4

Amphipoda OP	12	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	12

Unknown OT	12
Paratya australiensis OT010101	12

Unknown OX	3
Amarinus lacustris OX010101	3

Coleoptera QC	22	5
Sternopriscus sp.(Unident.) QC091899	3

Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001	3

Platynectes decempunctatus QC092201	3

Platynectes sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC09229I	3

Ochthebius sp.(Unident.) QC130399	3

Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310	4

Notriolus quadriplagiatus (Larva) QC34031Z	2

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	97	3
Tipulidae SRV sp.12 QD0199D2	1
Ceratopogonidae SRV sp.34 QD0999E4	2

Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	23

Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999	1

Coelopynia pruinosa QDAE0201	1
Procladius sp.(Unident.) QDAE0899	3
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	13
Paralimnophyes sp.(Unident.) QDAF1299	1
Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599	1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	28
Tanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0499	3
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	4
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	15
Ephemeroptera QE	22	9
Edmundsiops sp.(Unident.) QE020799	4
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	6
Tasmanophlebia sp.(Unident.) QE030199	1
Coloburiscoides sp.(Unident.) QE050199	1
Nousia sp.AV1 QE0608A1	3
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	6
Hemiptera QH	2	2
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	1
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299	1
Odonata QO	2	3
Eusynthemis brevistyla brevistyla QO230402	1
Epiproctophora (Unident.) QO999998	1
Plecoptera QP	16	10
Dinotoperla brevipennis QP030202	8
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599	1
Leptoperla neboissi QP030705	3
Riekoperla sp.(Unident.) QP031199	4
Trichoptera QT	54	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	1
Lingora sp.(Unident.) QT150599	36
Notalina spira QT250504	6
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	7
Triplectides similis QT251108	4

SIGNALT	4.2
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.7

Sampled on 29 April 1997

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	8
Oligochaeta LO	4	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	4
Acarina MM	1	6
Hydracarina (Unident.) MM9999A8	1

Unknown OT	4
Paratya australiensis OT010101	4

Unknown OX	3
Amarinus lacustris OX010101	3

Unknown QA	1
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	1
Coleoptera QC	5	5
Berosus involutus QC110412	1

Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310	4

Diptera QD	25	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	1

Botryocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF3599	1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999	3
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	13
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	4
Paracladopelma sp.(Unident.) QDAI2499	1
Chironomidae (Unident.) (Pupa) QDAZ999I	1
Ephemeroptera QE	10	9
Edmundsiops sp.(Unident.) QE020799	8
Atalophlebia sp.AV5 QE0601A8	2
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Mesovelia sp.(Unident.) QH520199	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	2
Odonata QO	1	3
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999	1
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999	1
Trichoptera QT	17	8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999	1
Hellyethira sp.(Unident.) QT030499	1
Hampa sp.(Unident.) QT150499	5
Lingora sp.(Unident.) QT150599	3
Notalina spira QT250504	3
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	3.8
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.9

Sampled on 3 December 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	34	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	34
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000	5
Amphipoda OP	3	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	3

Unknown OT	2
Paratya australiensis OT010101	2

Unknown OX	3
Amarinus lacustris OX010101	3

Coleoptera QC	29	5
Carabidae QC050000	1
Allodessus bistrigatus QC091101	4

Sternopriscus multimaculatus QC091805	3

Sternopriscus wehnckei QC091808	3

Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001	3

Berosus involutus QC110412	1

Paracymus pygmaeus QC111601	3

Ochthebius australis QC130301	2

Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310	8

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	35	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	8

Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	5
Eukiefferiella insolida QDAF1301	1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	17
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	4
Hemiptera QH	3	2
Microvelia dubia QH560102	1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	2
Plecoptera QP	1	10
Leptoperla kimminsi QP030704	1
Trichoptera QT	9	8
Lingora sp.(Unident.) QT150599	8
Triplectides similis QT251108	1

SIGNALT	3.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.3

Sampled on 29 April 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	29	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	29
Amphipoda OP	3	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	3

Unknown OT	10
Paratya australiensis OT010101	10

Unknown OX	3
Amarinus lacustris OX010101	3

Coleoptera QC	9	5
Sternopriscus wehnckei QC091808	3

Necterosoma penicillatus QC092001	3

Staphylinidae QC180000	1
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199	2

Diptera QD	46	3
Austrosimulium furiosum QD100102	38

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Apsectrotanypus sp.(Unident.) QDAE0599	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	2
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	1
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899	2
Ephemeroptera QE	6	9
Baetis sp.(Unident.) QE020199	2
Offadens sp.(Unident.) QE020699	1
Edmundsiops sp.(Unident.) QE020799	2
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999	1
Hemiptera QH	11	2
Microvelia dubia QH560102	1
Microvelia sp.(Unident.) QH560199	1
Sigara truncatipala QH650204	1
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	8
Plecoptera QP	12	10
Leptoperla kimminsi QP030704	10
Riekoperla sp.(Unident.) QP031199	2
Trichoptera QT	24	8
Taschorema evansi QT011301	2
Ulmerochorema onychion QT011404	2
Asmicridea sp.AV1 QT0602A1	2
Lingora sp.(Unident.) QT150599	5
Notalina spira QT250504	3
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	1
Triplectides ciuskus ciuskus QT251104	1
Triplectides similis QT251108	6
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	2

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.3